Jan 23, 2013 Robert Glasper Keeps Impressing Us (With Some Help From Michael Jackson)
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Robert Glasper just doesn’t ever disappoint…like ever. Uniting with Chantae Cann in Atlanta, the duo give us their amazing version of Michael Jackson’s “I Can’t Help It”. If live music and jazz and/or R&B is your thing then get ready for an Eargasm.

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Nov 30, 2012 siairashawn-serious-tct
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Siaira Shawn is undeniably talented. She’s slowly but surely becoming a regular on our site, but is still going under the radar of most. She recently moved to New York from her hometown of Oakland to take her music career to the next level. Her cover, which you can watch below, was inspired by Robert [...]

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Mar 12, 2012 Radio Music Society
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It seems like the past few weeks have been reserved for some highly anticipated jazz projects. At the end of February Robert Glasper’s Black Radio dropped, on March 20th Esperanza Spalding will release her 4th album Radio Music Society. As an owner of her previous 2 albums,  I expected her latest to be of high [...]

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Jun 29, 2011 Gallery Dela
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Thanks to the dude Fleetwood Deville I’m no longer sleeping on a true gem brought to us by a producer known as Dela. Remixing some of the Jazz musician’s work with an even more Hip Hop feel, The Robert Glasper Beat Tape is pure dopeness from beginning until end. For those with a true respect [...]

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Jun 20, 2011 Gallery Maxwell
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Tags: Maxwell Storytellers, Maxwell, Live Performances, Music Videos Normally low-key and staying out of the news, Maxwell popped up over the weekend on a taping of VH1′s Storytellers. The R&B and Soul veteran performed hits from his entire catolog in front o f an intimate crowd. Not only was I impressed of Maxwell’s performance, but [...]

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Mar 01, 2011 Gallery Glasper
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I was first introduced to Robert Glasper a couple years ago listening to a jazz show on NPR (National Public Radio). Unlike usual Jazz musicians, Glasper finds a way to incorporate Hip Hop and Soul into his music. The pianist has been in the game since the early 2000′s and has worked with Mos Def, [...]

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